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it's been more than ape year since amanda knox was cleared of murder charges in italy. her legal drama is still not over. >> prosecutors will argue her murder conviction should be reinstated. joining us is niki baptiste. following since the beginning. thanks for joining us. what is the hearing about? >> the final step in the legal process. a big day for amanda if the supreme court decides to uphold the acquittal, she can move on with her life. if not, they go back to a retrial and the case is heard again and it could drag on for years. >> really incomprehensible. there really is a chance. do they think it is a long shot that they would say come back and do this all over again, take two? >> her lawyers, her family, amanda, they believe it is a long shot. a good chance it will be upheld and over after six years. >> how is she doing, a ton of stress, how is she handling it? what has she been up to since the acquittal? >> she is anxious for today's hearing. it is her life still in their hands. she spent the last year writing. lots of time with her family. her new boyfriend.
it's been more than ape year since amanda knox was cleared of murder charges in italy. her legal drama is still not over. >> prosecutors will argue her murder conviction should be reinstated. joining us is niki baptiste. following since the beginning. thanks for joining us. what is the hearing about? >> the final step in the legal process. a big day for amanda if the supreme court decides to uphold the acquittal, she can move on with her life. if not, they go back to a retrial and...
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amanda knox was 0 years old when this began in 2007. since then she and her family have been on a journey with an astonishing set of ups and downs. >> translator: this order be that amanda knox and rafaelle sollecito be immediately released. >> reporter: it was a verdict that went global in an instant. >> it feels as if all of perugia is packed in the main street of the courthouse. >> reporter: just a year and a half ago amanda knox thought her troubles were over. >> my family is the most important thing to me right now and i just want to go and be with them. >> reporter: her ordeal began in circumstances that were completely ideal, a year of study abroad in the picturesque italian town of perugia. weeks later she was accused along with her boyfriend, rafaelle sollecito, of killing her 21-year-old roommate, british student meredith kercher found stabbed to death under a duvet in the apartment she shared with knox. the case immediately became a media sensation. fueled by those images of knox kissing her boyfriend and salacious accusation
amanda knox was 0 years old when this began in 2007. since then she and her family have been on a journey with an astonishing set of ups and downs. >> translator: this order be that amanda knox and rafaelle sollecito be immediately released. >> reporter: it was a verdict that went global in an instant. >> it feels as if all of perugia is packed in the main street of the courthouse. >> reporter: just a year and a half ago amanda knox thought her troubles were over....
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italy's high court will once again determine the fate of amanda knox. the american college student who was convicted and then acquitted of murdering her roommate. the prosecutors who held her behind bars there for four years are arguing she should be returned to jail. here's abc's nick schifrin tonight. >> my family is really the most important thing right now. and i just want to go and be with them. >> reporter: amanda knox waited four years for that homecoming. but tonight, she's anxious that italy's supreme court could put her freedom in jeopardy. >> the fact that she spent three or four years in an italian prison and this murder charge continues to hang over her head. there is no peace of mind. >> i couldn't understand why they were so sure i was the one who knew everything. >> reporter: in 2007, knox and her italian boyfriend, raffaele sollecito, were convicted of murdering their roommate, meredith kercher. they languished in prison for years. the world watched the dramatic moment they were released. >> both defendants have been acquitted. >> repor
italy's high court will once again determine the fate of amanda knox. the american college student who was convicted and then acquitted of murdering her roommate. the prosecutors who held her behind bars there for four years are arguing she should be returned to jail. here's abc's nick schifrin tonight. >> my family is really the most important thing right now. and i just want to go and be with them. >> reporter: amanda knox waited four years for that homecoming. but tonight, she's...
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. >>> first, it could also be a big day for amanda knox. in just a few hours the italian supreme court could announce whether she will go back to prison for the murder of her roommate. it's a crime she's already been convicted and acquitted of. >>> also this half hour, you wouldn't know it by all the snow, spring is here. with it comes flood season. there are a surprising number of people who die inside their own cars after driving into high water. this morning we'll show you what to do if you become stuck in a flood situation. only takes 30 seconds to get it right. >>> in "the skinny" this morning, "dancing with the stars," week two. who's on top of the leaderboard? who might be facing elimination? >> all right. let's get to the court decision that will likely have far-reaching implications. gays and lesbians have never been given same legal protections of other minorities. >> today arguments deal with proposition 8. tomorrow the defense of marriage act, the 1996 law that denies federal benefits to same sex couples legally married in their
. >>> first, it could also be a big day for amanda knox. in just a few hours the italian supreme court could announce whether she will go back to prison for the murder of her roommate. it's a crime she's already been convicted and acquitted of. >>> also this half hour, you wouldn't know it by all the snow, spring is here. with it comes flood season. there are a surprising number of people who die inside their own cars after driving into high water. this morning we'll show you...
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this morning, an exclusive picture of amanda knox enjoying her freedom in seattle. she's back in class, spending time with her sisters and her boyfriend. but all of that could change starting tomorrow. the italian supreme court will hold the final hearing in her almost six-year case. justice will decide whether a lower court were okay in overturning her conviction. just 18 months ago. >> why they were so sure i was the one who knew everything. >> both defendants have been acquitted by the charges. >> she's already endured three or four years in an italian prison, this murder charge continues to hang over her head. >> reporter: after the release of her knox and her former italian boyfriend raf fail sool soolecitto. >> the knox family said that it's not worried about monday's hearing. another example of harassment by the prosecution. >> peace of mind will occur if she wins on monday. then, the case is truly over. if she loses, the saga continues. >> reporter: if she wins, she'll never be tried again. if she loses, their case goes right back to court. this morning, kno
this morning, an exclusive picture of amanda knox enjoying her freedom in seattle. she's back in class, spending time with her sisters and her boyfriend. but all of that could change starting tomorrow. the italian supreme court will hold the final hearing in her almost six-year case. justice will decide whether a lower court were okay in overturning her conviction. just 18 months ago. >> why they were so sure i was the one who knew everything. >> both defendants have been acquitted...
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. >>> now to the latest on amanda knox. an italian appeals court is in session trying to decide if she'll face another trial. over the 2007 murder of her roommate. john muller has the latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: today is the day. the end of a six-year legal nightmare or back to step one. a retrial. all eyes on the italian supreme court. this morning, inside the italian supreme court, prosecutors are making the case that amanda knox and raffaele sollecito should never have been acquitted of meredith kercher and are ordered a retrial. after they were released 18 months ago, prosecutors appealed the lower court's decision, citing contradictions in the rulings. kercher's family supports the appeal telling the media there are still unanswered questions. we're searching for the truth. in a statement to abc news, the knox family says this is another example of harassment by the prosecution. >> we're hopeful and prayerful that they'll render a verdict which will simply say that the apell at court acted properly. >> rep
. >>> now to the latest on amanda knox. an italian appeals court is in session trying to decide if she'll face another trial. over the 2007 murder of her roommate. john muller has the latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: today is the day. the end of a six-year legal nightmare or back to step one. a retrial. all eyes on the italian supreme court. this morning, inside the italian supreme court, prosecutors are making the case that amanda knox and raffaele sollecito should never...
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amanda knox is not in italy this morning. she's here in america getting ready for the release of her memoir but the final chapter of this sensational legal drama is not quite written now. now, italy's highest court will decide if it was right to set her free. >> my family is the most important thing to me right now and i just want to go and be with them. >> reporter: amanda knox is enjoying her freedom but her italian legal drama is not quite over. on monday, during a supreme court hearing in rome, the final step in knox's legal process, she will learn if italy's highest court agrees with the decision to free her. the prosecution appealed knox and sollecito's acquittal in a 100-page report questioning apparent contradictions in the ruling. the worst hearing outcome for knox would be a retrial and another agonizing wait for it to all end. knox's defense has appealed her slander conviction, a result of her falsely accusing her former boss patrick lumumba. as her roommate's killer. in 2009, she testified that she suggested lumum
amanda knox is not in italy this morning. she's here in america getting ready for the release of her memoir but the final chapter of this sensational legal drama is not quite written now. now, italy's highest court will decide if it was right to set her free. >> my family is the most important thing to me right now and i just want to go and be with them. >> reporter: amanda knox is enjoying her freedom but her italian legal drama is not quite over. on monday, during a supreme court...